Four players from BAXI Manresa are competing for the qualifiers for Eurobasket 2025
Travanté Williams, Marcis Steinbergs, Elias Valtonen and Martinas Geben will represent their national teams in the matches corresponding to the qualifying phase for Eurobasket 2025.
After playing the Copa del Rey, we began a week without state competition due to the 'FIBA window'. During this stoppage, the qualifying phase for Eurobasket 2025 will be held, in which we will be able to see four BAXI Manresa players defending their country's shirt. All matches can be seen live on Courtside 1891, and Steinbergs' debut with Latvia, against Spain, can also be seen on the Teledeporte channel.
Thursday, February 22 / 18:30
Martinas Geben won the first game with Lithuania against the Polish team, in a match in which the Lithuanians dominated from the third quarter (83-64). The BAXI Manresa center started in the starting five and played almost 17 minutes, in which he finished with 1 point and 2 rebounds.
Thursday, February 22 / 20:00
Marcis Steinbergs won Latvia's first game in the group stage against the Spanish team (75-79) in a duel in which the Latvians dominated most of the minutes. Steinbergs came off the bench and obtained records of 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 11 efficiency credits in the almost 16 minutes that he played.
Thursday, February 22 / 20:15
Travanté Williams represents the Portugal team, which fell in its first match against Israel despite having one last shot to win (70-72). The BAXI Manresa player came out in the starting five and played just over 30 minutes, in which he finished with 18 points (highest scorer of the game), 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 14 efficiency credits.
Friday, February 23 / 8:00 p.m
Elias Valtonen and the Finnish national team were defeated in their first qualifying match for the Eurobasket, in which they visited Serbia (77-61). The BAXI Manresa player played more than 27 minutes in which he contributed with 10 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, which led him to be the most valued player on his team with 17 efficiency credits .
Sunday, February 25 / 16:05
Marcis Steinbergs's Latvia beat Slovakia in their first home game (64-52). Steinbergs came off the bench and played just over 18 minutes, finishing with 2 points and 3 rebounds.
Sunday, February 25 / 8:00 p.m
The Portuguese team, with Travanté Williams in its ranks, defeated Ukraine in the second game of the group stage (77-79). The BAXI Manresa player was key in his team's victory with five points and a stolen ball in the last minute. In total, Williams, who started, had records of 8 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 11 efficiency credits in the almost 30 minutes he was on the court.
Monday, February 26 / 5:30 p.m
Finland, one of the countries chosen as the host of the Eurobasket, won their first home game against Denmark (89-85). Elias Valtonen, who was the starter, had a remarkable performance, with 13 points, 4 rebounds and 12 efficiency credits in just over 31 minutes that he was on the court.